Description

Funeral. Location of events unknown.

L/Ss of graveyard. Camera zooms in to hearse arriving. The Pallbearers carry coffin towards grave led by vicar. Shots of the coffin being lowered into grave. Funeral service in progress. Relatives / friends stand close by. Shots of people talking and thanking the vicar after the service Women looking at carnation on grave. Various shots of man shovelling soil over coffin.

Shots of hearse driving through streets of village. L/Ss of the car entering the graveyard. Shots from inside the car as they approach church. C/Us of freshly dug grave covered with flowers. Several shots of a variety of headstones.

10 telling images selected from British Pathé's extensive WWI footage. 'The war to end all wars' was a war without parallel: over 70 million military personnel were involved and over 17 million people died.